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Nonkululeko Mdlalose, Skip It Laundry – South Africa

Transforming Food Waste into Animal Feeds in Tanzania

Emanuel Kungu, Afri-EcoFeeds - Tanzania

SUP in Ukrainian Kherson Floodplains

Kateryna Belyovtseva, ON SUP – Ukraine

A Flourishing Business in Georgia

Mariam Kobalia, Mari’s Flowers – Georgia

Young female entrepreneur strives to transform the medical sector in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Nasreen Hassan - Iraq

Releasing Creativity and Imagination: An Inclusive Arts Space for “Grown Up Children”

Tetyana Kostorna, Chemodan Art Club - Ukraine

A space where teenagers learn what is not taught in schools

Yulia Yevdokimova, Teenagers Brovary Hub - Ukraine

Women’s Fashion from Remote Egypt to the World

Dina Emad, Boho Designs – Egypt

An Innovative Way to Explore the City

Yulia Savchenko, Air of Kherson – Ukraine

Youth Engagement: EIIP and Green Works

ILO and UNICEF joint initiative supports young engineers to play a key role in promoting Green Works in Iraq

With the support of the Government of the Netherlands, the ILO and UNICEF are working together to build the capacities of selected youth to engage in Employment Intensive Investment Programme interventions aimed at improving the local environment...

Migrant worker rights and recruitment

COVID-19 has made life even more precarious for migrant workers

Stranded in their destination countries or forced to leave, unemployed and with no access to social protection, migrant workers have suffered the worst of the pandemic.

TVET institute organises “Bootcamp” for incubating start-ups

The Skills-21 project has supported the establishment and operationalisation of a business incubation centre in seven-model TVET institutes.

The tourism sector

ILO research highlights massive COVID-19 impact on tourism employment in Asia and the Pacific

Asia–Pacific tourism industry left reeling from job losses, deterioration in work quality and shifts towards increased informality.

Increasing collaboration and quality in Lebanon’s TVET sector

The ILO is supporting School Advisory Boards in Lebanon through capacity building initiative for their members to improve the quality and relevance of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the country.

CIS countries shared progress on transition to formality during the inter-regional dialogue with the BRICS

On 16 November 2021, representatives of the tripartite constituents from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan discussed the progress on transitioning to the formal economy with their BRICS counterparts during the BRICS-CIS...

Impact of the Pandemic on Employment and Wages

Three essential questions: Interview with Maryna Tverdostup, Economist, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

In the fourth issue of short interviews with important researchers and practitioners from Central and Eastern Europe on burning questions concerning labour and social policies, we talked to Maryna Tverdostup, Vienna Institute for International...

Continuous Learning: Equipped and future proof

To remain relevant in the labour market, skills acquisition is vital. However, there is need to develop skills that respond to the demands of the labour market.

ILO Beneficiary story

Elena never gave up and finally found a job she loves. A story of labour market inclusion of people with disabilities in the Republic of...

“There are many ways you can fulfil your dreams,” Elena believes, “regardless of bumps in the road along the way. Disability is an obstacle, a huge one, but the human spirit is resilient, and one has to keep going forward”. Read the story of Elena...

Press Release

From receptionist to union organizer : Maya Aktar’s dream of empowerment comes true in Jordan

Enhancing the organizational structure and communication between the union board and migrant workers have been one of the key objectives of this project. In this regard, the union hired union organizers from the workers’ countries of origin. The...

Press Release

Better Work Jordan talks new strategy with trade union president